Chicago

The Perfect Weekend in Chicago

One of the most popular travel blogs on the web (other than ours, of course!) is A Luxury Travel Blog.  When they were looking for the perfect weekend itinerary in Chicago, they turned to CIRE president, Eric Hrubant.  Plan a fun weekend getaway or …

My First International Trip

by Amy Brueckner, COO of CIRE Travel (60 countries & counting!) Well, I have a lot to live up to after reading about Esther and Robyn’s first international trips.  There will be no chicken impersonations, no famous rock bands, no machine guns, and …

Cartagena is the Night Circus

by Jamie Edwards “It rained for four years, eleven months, and two days.” — Gabriel García Márquez So wrote Gabriel García Márquez, in his Nobel Prize winning novel, One Hundred Years of Solitude and single-handedly introduced magical realism, the writing style that normalizes …

The Banana Cake Eaten Around the World

I never thought I’d see a year where Esther’s banana cake recipe traveled more miles than I did. Yes, even after months of being grounded, there is much I’m grateful for and many things I’ve learned. For example, I finally learned to cook, …

Enchanted in Sedona

by Jamie Edwards Maybe you’ve heard the term “transformative travel.”  But what exactly does it mean?  Well…  You tell us!  Transformative travel is unique to each individual.  For some, it may be visiting a new destination that holds some “magic” like history, art, …